Gonna miss guys at neighborhood Texaco

11:53 PM,
Jul. 5, 2012

Written by

Felder Rushing
Clarion-Ledger Correspondent

My garden is really suffering in this heat and drought, so much that even the liriope is browning and some trees are dropping older leaves. But my neighbors understand, because we are all in the same boat.

I love my street, where folks watch out for each other and help out when needed. The garden diversity is interesting, as well, with hugely different personalities living and gardening peacefully, for the most part, side by side. One fella prunes, mows and edges neatly and regularly; another does nothing until absolutely necessary, and everyone else is somewhere in between. And yes, we all ...